* As CNN reported a month ago, Google+rolled out “verification badges” for profiles of celebs, public figures, or those have been added to a high number of Circles. (CNN via TechCrunch)

* Marc Andreessenargues that software is (and will) take over the world. As the venture capitalist sees it, Borders’ decline and Amazon’s AMZN success, or Netflix’s NFLX crushing of Blockbuster, are just a few great examples of this kind of disruption at work. (Wall Street Journal)